Abstract: The present invention relates to a fungus resistant gypsum board, made of first and second polymeric fibrous sheets with a gypsum core sandwiched there between. The gypsum core containing less than 0.03% of formulation additives that serve as fungus nutrients and less than 0.5% of the dry gypsum core contains of fungus nutrients. The fibrous sheets are preferably nonwovens and the gypsum core preferably contains a fungicide. The invention is also directed to a process for making a fungus resistant gypsum board.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 25, 2000
Date of Patent:
March 9, 2004
Assignees:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Innogyps, Inc.